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Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., is hosting its 20th Avocado Grower Seminar series to address integrated pest management (IPM) and biological control agents.
The Michigan Apple Committee has created a retail dietitians’ kit to reach out to nutrition-minded consumers and is bringing back strategic partnerships to spread the word about Michigan apples.
The fifth Tour de Fresh has raised $147,000, which will pay for at least 46 salad bars in schools.
The Packer is seeking nominations for the 2018 Produce Marketer of the Year.
Montreal-based fresh produce distributor Courchesne Larose is planning 100 days of activities to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
Seeking to help U.S. exporters of fruit, nuts and other commodities hurt by retaliatory tariffs find new export markets, a new program is months away from distributing millions for the effort.
An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce this spring, plus an oversupply of vegetables, contributed to a decline in Dole Food Co.’s fresh vegetable segment in its third quarter financial report.
Holiday dinners nationwide can get a spike of brightness amid the gray chill when more temperate, sunny areas ship winter citrus.
The St. Paul, Minn.-based packaging organization Ameripen is calling for a broad effort to build a comprehensive U.S. strategy to reach the goals of 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging.
The Packer, a Farm Journal Media publication, is expanding its editorial strength on the East Coast with Amy Sowder as Northeast Editor.
In a trio of tweets Nov. 23, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb referred to plans to allow romaine to return to the market, and a possible new labeling standard to aid in tracing products in future outbreaks.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added to the number of cases of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce in that country.
Shelli Hendricks is the new director of education at the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation (CALF).
Mushrooms are squeezing their way into 2019 food trends predictions.
DMA Solutions Inc., Dallas, has released its fifth annual Social Media and Produce Marketer’s Calendars.
There is nothing like the fresh produce industry where we constantly deal with volatile markets, weather affecting crops, and labor issues, among many other areas across our supply chain.
Alliance Retail Group has hired Sam Rhodes as chief sales officer.
Looking to help shape stronger organic enforcement standards, the Organic Trade Association has submitted comments to the USDA on its top ten priorities to boost the integrity of the global organic market.
William “Bill” Haase, former vice president of sales and marketing for Del Monte Fresh Produce and CEO of Sunsweet Growers, has died.
The National Watermelon Promotion Board, Winter Springs, Fla., cited social media and digital programs as key parts of a successful 2018 domestic promotion campaign.
The FDA says romaine lettuce is now safe to eat following the “purge” of product on the market, and grower-shippers agreed to new labeling standards that will include where the lettuce is grown.
Harvest Sensations, Los Angeles, Calif., has a redesigned website — https://www.harvestsensations.com/ —with an emphasis on visual elements and a blog-like format aimed at professional and home chefs.
Leaning on big gains in several Northeast markets, sales of avocados continue to outpace total produce sales.
Brockton, Mass.-based Concord Foods is leveraging the popularity of avocados and convenience-oriented produce items to elevate its products, such as guacamole dip spices.
The cost of going out to eat is rising faster than eating at home.
The Food and Drug Administration has released a list of the California Central Coast counties it has targeted as the potential origin of E. coli tainted romaine lettuce.
How quickly will romaine rebound?
Former Giro Pack Inc. personnel have formed 4HM Solutions, a new company to help the produce industry with packinghouse efficiencies and packaging innovations.
I visited 12 grocery stores in the Kansas City area the evening that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention linked another E. coli outbreak to romaine, and the Nov. 20 trip was far more revealing than I expected.